Last week, I posted an article about my very recent experience being diagnosed with cancer. I wrote it from my hospital bed, with IV tubes hanging out of my arm, while watching bad daytime TV on mute. …
The Problem With Evidence-Based Medicine
Before medical school I worked in a research lab investigating the relationship between stress and memory. As a research assistant, I dutifully administered memory test and collected saliva samples to …
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4 Alternative Treatments for Depression You May Not Know About
Whether or not you've ever taken an antidepressant, you're probably familiar with the names; medications like Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Cymbalta, etc., are widely prescribed and …
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10 Ways to Get Healthy Sleep, Naturally
"Health is the first muse and sleep is the condition to produce it." –Ralph Waldo Emerson It is rare that a person comes to my office and doesn't have a problem with sleep. And it's not just my …
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Integrative Mental Health & the Healing Power of Connection
It's only been two days since I arrived in St. Petersburg, Florida for the annual conference of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine, and my mind has already been blown about a …
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Are Antidepressants Mostly Placebos? Should We Care?
"Where there is a love of humanity, there is a love for the art of medicine" –Hippocrates, the father of western medicine When I was in middle school, I went to Lake Tahoe with my best friend on a …
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